Mouthwatering PIES OF AMERICA

Travel from sea to shining sea with these flavorful and ingenious pies that personify the USA

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You’ve likely heard the saying, “There’s nothing more American than apple pie.” To challenge that notion, we present the new cookbook 50 Pies, 50 States, a road trip around the country through pie. (Yes, there are some apple ones.) “I decided to learn about America by creating a pie for each state that said something about its people and included meaningful regional ingredients,” says author Stacey Mei Yan Fong, who started the project while she was becoming a permanent resident here in the U.S. Take the pie she created for Colorado (see below): It features bison for the state’s growing herds of these animals, and is cozy enough to tuck into after a day spent outdoors. Try one of these mouthwatering pies tonight!

BISON AND COORS STEW PIE
Serves 8

1 lb. bison stew meat, cubed

1⁄4 cup flour 

2 tbsp. olive oil

1 tbsp. unsalted butter

1 onion, diced

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tbsp. tomato paste

1 (12 oz.) can beer

2 cups beef stock

11⁄2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

1⁄2 tsp. sugar 

1⁄2 tsp. paprika 

1⁄2 tsp. kosher salt 

1⁄2 tsp. pepper 

2 carrots, sliced 

3 new potatoes,